Apache County Attorney blames his Chief Deputy, former La Paz County Attorney Brannan ——– A formal bar complaint has been filed against Apache County Attorney Michael Whiting and former La Paz County Attorney Martin Brannan. The complaint alleges that they violated ethical standards and engaged in prosecutorial misconduct in a murder case. The Arizona Republic reports: According to the complaint, …
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Delays possible on Highway 95 today
Sheriff’s Department Alert: Hwy 95 from mile post 127- 129 Road Construction speed limit 25 mph, expect delays all day 03/09/11
Read More »Reconstruction continues in Swansea
Working every Friday from October to April for the past three years, more than a dozen volunteers from Arizona, Oregon, Washington, and Canada re-roofed miners’ boarding houses at the Swansea Townsite and Mine about 25 miles east of Parker, Ariz. “The greatest challenge we had with the roofing project was finding vehicles to get the materials and people to the …
Read More »3/8 PAACE Coalition Meeting
Our monthly PAACE Coalition meeting is already upon us. It will be held at Players 9th Street Youth Center at noon on the 8th of March. Feel free to bring your lunch. Coffee and cookies will be served. We have been busy here at PAACE writing the Drug Free Communities Grant! The grant application is due on the 18th of …
Read More »Sheriff’s alert: traffic restricted on HWY 95
Diesel truck roll over, on fire with the driver trapped. 1 mile north of 12 mile junction on SR 95. No access. Due to vehicle accident, access on SR 95 is restricted. If traveling, divert around through Ehrenberg. ——— UPDATE 3:38pm: A section of SR95 will be closed at 12 mile junct for another 10 hours. There is a detour …
Read More »TTFN: Ta Ta, For Now!
With sadness, I inform you that Tommy Bonapache passed away yesterday after a long illness. He died in peace with his family at his side. He was 63 years old. For those that did not know; Tommy was the previous Director of Tourism for the Parker Area. He helped make the Gong Show fundraiser for the Chamber of Commerce a real “production” and helped …
Read More »Town of Parker Has Diamondbacks Opening Day Tickets
The Town of Parker is raffling 2 tickets for Opening Day Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cincinnati Reds Friday, April 8, 2011 – 6:40 pm Tickets will include an opening day lanyard to first 50,000, and post game fireworks. Upper level seats. Raffle tickets will be $5.00 per chance with the Total proceeds from this raffle to be used for Park Recreational …
Read More »BPOE Does Wine Pairing Fund Raiser
The BPOE Parker Does are hosting a wine Pairing Party at the home of DL & Kelly Wilson from 1 pm – 6 pm at 1509 Palo Verde, Parker, AZ. The party will include five wines with pairings to match. Tickets are $25 each but you will need to purchase the ticket prior to the event as only 100 tickets …
Read More »Boise County files for bankruptcy
Another U.S. county, in a similar predicament as La Paz County, has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, the Idaho Statesman reports: In a move rare in the United States and perhaps unprecedented in Idaho, Boise County, ID is filing for federal protection against a multimillion dollar judgment. “This was not our first option. This was our last option,” said Jamie …
Read More »100 year child porn sentence upheld
On March 1, 2011, the Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence of Rexford Gene Wolfe, 62, formerly of San Francisco, CA. Wolfe was convicted by a La Paz County jury, on October 22, 2009, of ten counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor under 15 years of age and he was sentenced to serve 100 years in …
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